Most cryptocurrency enthusiasts have shown an interest in this form of money because of its global appeal. It is the only form of money which can reliably be sent across the world without having to deal with currency conversions or country borders.

Initial coin offering projects are of great interest to regulators and other watchdogs these days. This is mainly because a fair few of these projects violated securities laws and expected to get away with it.

The OPEN Platform is developing a scalable and interoperable solution unlike any on the market today, designed to make it simple for both developers and end users alike, enabling developer-friendly blockchain designs to communicate securely with existing centralized application databases.

Cryptocurrency regulation has always been a rather controversial topic. It is, by default, nearly impossible to effectively regulate an industry which is decentralized and has no central entity. Even so, officials in Thailand are looking to make inroads in this area.

There have been some unique takes on the concept of exchanges and trading platforms. This is especially true in the cryptocurrency industry, where most exchanges are leaning toward issuing their own native tokens.

Despite price volatility, the cryptocurrency trading market continues to grow, with numerous players actively joining the community on a daily basis. The newly-launched (AlphaBit CryptoCurrency) ABCC exchange represents the world’s first platform to offer zero trading fees when it comes down to trading blockchain assets to a broad investor base.

As was to be expected from yesterday’s bearish momentum, the Bitcoin Cash price has effectively dropped below $1,000. That in itself is not really surprising, given the ongoing declines in the Bitcoin world.

Throughout 2018, blockchain and cryptocurrency hackathons are taking place on every continent but Antartica. In the United States alone, conferences are happening in Las Vegas, Atlanta, Berkeley, Raleigh, San Francisco, New York City, Seattle and, of course, Silicon Valley.

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EO the four-platform-ecosystem by leading broker ExpertOption has announced the integration of 30 cryptos to be used for payments and within the platforms once they are launched. The whitepaper had promised 20 cryptos at the launch of its financial wallet EO.Finance, but has already delivered more than 30 crypto integrations within the first month of public presale.

Throughout history, people have tried to reinvent money, and while new inventions have created a buzz for some time, none of them have succeeded. Bitcoin and other cryptos are just the latest in a long line of such inventions, according to renowned American economist and crypto critic Robert Shiller.

]]>Blockchain Mobile Operator that Wants to Set New Standard and Tokenize Telecom Industryhttp://coinlaunch.com/blockchain-mobile-operator-that-wants-to-set-new-standard-and-tokenize-telecom-industry/
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Founders of Miracle Tele—a Prague based mobile virtual network operator powered by Ethereum blockchain—believe that the conventional telecom service providers have long outlived themselves.

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Andrew Burchik, the company’s founder, explains that currently fewer and fewer people look at their mobile phones simply as at a means of communications and claims that the new era of telecom services is coming where mobile operators will have to provide their customers an ultimate solution that would include free telco features, financial tools, and other services based on the use of emerging technologies.

Questions have been mounting around Bitcoin’s ability to scale effectively since its inception. As a cryptocurrency, Bitcoin only exists due to its revolutionary blockchain technology which creates a self-contained giant ledger keeping track of all transactions with 100% accuracy and without a third party.

The expectations set by today’s technological developments are rising ever so much higher. The new age customer has become accustomed to the conveniences afforded by online connectivity, and the mobile phone has become a non-negotiable daily weapon.

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Lauded as the future of blockchain, business, and banking (among many other things), smart contracts are undeniably a game changer. They allow efficient supply chain management, financial transactions, and automated payments to take place without intermediaries.

Blockchain has revolutionary potential to change not only person-to-person transactions but organizations, industries, and entire social structures. The concept of the immutable decentralized ledger is currently being used to alter sectors ranging from healthcare to Hollywood.

Today has been a rather interesting day for the Zencash altcoin. Although its use cases are still somewhat limited in nature these days, the ZenCash price got a nice pump – and subsequent dump – over the past few hours.

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Excited to announce that this year’s The Europas Unconference & Awards is shaping up! Our half day Unconference kicks off on 3 July, 2018 at The Brewery in the heart of London’s “Tech City” area, followed by our startup awards dinner and fantastic party and celebration of European startups!

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) — the United States’ top-ranking derivatives regulator — has published an advisory providing further guidance to both clearinghouses and exchanges seeking to list cryptocurrencies on their platforms.

]]>Verge Cryptocurrency Suffers Its Second Hack in Less Than Two Monthshttp://coinlaunch.com/verge-cryptocurrency-suffers-its-second-hack-in-less-than-two-months/
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Cryptocurrency Verge has suffered what executives are claiming is a DDoS attack. The platform is experiencing a serious delay in its blockchain, which has led to security concerns amongst users and worries about the currency’s stability.

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CoinGate, a payment gateway for cryptocurrencies, is planning to launch Bitcoin Lightning Network payments on its platform. As explained in an update published by the company on Reddit, the company is currently testing the technology, and users are invited to join in the tests.

Working to “make journalism truly free,” Inkrypt wants to provide a censorship-free, back-end solution for content hosting and delivery. With a focus on transparency, data distribution and immutability, the protocol would give journalists and publishers the means to circulate content without the risk of a central point of failure or the threat of government intervention.

Æternity, a “blockchain 3.0” platform for scalable smart contracts interfacing with real world data, founded by “Godfather of Ethereum” Yanislav Malahov, is announcing the launch of æternity Starfleet, a series of incubator and accelerator programs to support the global blockchain ecosystem by building a network of innovators, investors and industry enthusiasts.

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) just announced “Operation Cryptosweep,” one of the largest coordinated enforcement actions by U.S. and Canadian regulators to crackdown on fraudulent Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs).

The task force was convened in April 2018 and includes members from more than 40 jurisdictions throughout North America and has resulted in nearly 70 inquiries and investigations and 35 pending or completed enforcement actions related to ICOs or cryptocurrencies since the beginning of May.

Circle Invest is one of the easiest products when you want to get started with cryptocurrencies. When Circle first launched the app, I compared it to Coinbase. And Circle is making it even easier to get started as you can just “buy the market” now.

]]>The Floating Island Project Will Get Its Own Cryptocurrencyhttp://coinlaunch.com/the-floating-island-project-will-get-its-own-cryptocurrency/
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Cryptocurrencies could easily become the money of the future. Due to their global appeal and increasing popularity, it seems to be only a matter of time until such a transformation takes place.